Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 4PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 163 | 196 | 258 | 569 | 1703 | 1573 | 1593 | 1653 | 1610 | 963 | 901 | 809 | 1215 | 1121 | 1158 | 1029 | 851 | 776 | 670 | 524 | 986 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:59AM1.75m | 8:22PM1.61m | 8:51AM1.71m | 9:15PM1.56m | 9:45AM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:21PM0.42m | 2:35AM0.42m | 3:12PM0.46m | 3:26AM0.46m | 4:03PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | -2 | -1 | 0 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 15 | S 14 | NE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 11 | S 13 |
| kJ | 82 | 33 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 611 | 486 | 423 | 157 | 315 | 3 | 273 | 167 | 114 | 100 | 524 | 986 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | SW 14 | NE 9 | NE 10 | SSW 16 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 14 | NE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 29 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 46 | 12 | 14 | 83 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 87 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | NE 10 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | S 16 | NE 10 | — | E 14 | — | — | NE 10 | — | — | S 14 | E 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 27 | 24 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 21 | 15 | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 153 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 163 | 196 | 258 | 569 | 1703 | 1573 | 1593 | 1653 | 1610 | 963 | 901 | 809 | 1215 | 1121 | 1158 | 1029 | 851 | 776 | 670 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 13 | 44 | 36 | 216 | 36 | 36 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
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